Too Opinionated Interview: Emilio Palame

Today on Too Opinionated, Filmmaker/Director/Writer/Producer/Composer/Actor and globally renowned musician, Emilio Palame visits the podcast!

Beyond co-directing/writing/producing/composing the new film, "Knights of Swing," Emilio is co-music composer for all 110 episodes of the hit Nickelodeon series "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" and has written and/or orchestrated music for "King of the Hill", "Fairly Odd Parents", ESPN, as well as ad campaigns for TWA, and The Travel Channel. 

He has performed internationally as pianist/vocalist, arranger, producer, and conductor, as well as Film/TV composer, and studio musician. He was accompanist and conductor for the legendary Miss Peggy Lee for 11 years, and has performed/toured with Alphonse Mouzon, Etta James, Andy Williams, the Mamas and the Papas, Sha Na Na, Ernie Watts, Paul Williams, Chuck Mangione, Connie Stevens, Gordon Goodwin, Grant Geissman, Lainie Kazan, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Knights of Swing   It's 1947, America is recovering from WWII, and the Civil Rights Movement is still years away.  Big-band swing music is all the rage. Knights of Swing chronicles the adventures of a determined group of high school jazz musicians who recruit their reluctant science and math teacher, Mr. Miller, to help them form a “really swingin’ big band.”  Things get complicated at Castle High when school administrators and community leaders object to the band's diversity.  Alliances form and lines are drawn. Through a soul-searching and uplifting journey of forgiveness and unconditional love, Knights of Swing illuminates the power of music.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod. (Please Subscribe)